Swords Boxing Club is celebrating an extraordinary achievement after six of its young athletes captured Irish national titles at this year’s Junior and Schools Championships—an exceptional return from just seven entrants. In a display of skill, determination, and depth of talent, Danielle Smithers, Rhys Kinsella, Victoria Nic An Bhaird, Sarah Lilly Byrne, Rian Branagan, and […]

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Swords locals will have the opportunity to see what is on offer from an array of artisan producers on June 7th called “Magic of Beauty and Creativity | Bewitch”. Taking place at Bewitch Your Beauty & Kortell House of Beauty in Swords from 11am 5pm the artisan and beauty event will bring together women from […]

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Ryan Cowzer took gold at 54kg in the Neilstown Box Cup, putting in three strong performances and finishing the final with a first-round stoppage. Mark Quinn claimed gold at 55kg after an exciting, hard-fought final. Senan Fox earned silver, battling his way to the final and losing a very close decision to a quality opponent. […]

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Rush Community Council has announced a new student bursary to support eligible students from the Rush electoral district who are pursuing third-level studies in journalism, photography and media-related fields. The bursary is funded through remaining funds associated with Rush Community News, which is no longer in publication. Rush Community Council has approved the use of […]

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Monday April 27th: The sun shone for the first RUSH FESTIVAL OF WRITING, which took place on Saturday, April 25th and saw some of the country’s best writers descend on the seaside town for a day of conversations and workshops. The day began with two workshops for children at the beautiful Rush Library, which was […]

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The Rush Multipurpose & Youth Facility have received new sensory kits from Fingal which is available to use in our facility! The following is available: A pop-up tent that can be placed in a quiet area, to be used as needed by a child seeking a calm and comforting space.A sign-in sheet will be provided […]

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Portmarnock Community School had its annual Sports awards Ceremony on Thursday 14th May. The guest speaker was Ciara Peelo who is an Olympian, sports commentator and coach. She spoke to our students of the importance of trying out different sports as a young athlete, sticking to it to build resilience and believing in yourself. The […]

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Amid sunshine and showers Malahide Lions Club had a fantastic 13th Malahide Classic & Vintage Motor Show on Sunday 17th May at Grand Hotel Malahide with good crowds, and a simply glorious collection of cars. Car makes displayed included Audi: Austin: BMW: Caterham: Chevrolet: Daimler: Fiat: Ford: Jaguar: Jeep: Jensen: Lotus: Mazda: Mercedes: MG: Morris: […]

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We Irish love our cows as evidenced in our language. The Irish word for road is bo-thar (cow-way), coin is bo-nn (replacing the cow as currency) and even inflation is bo-ilsciú (a lot of cows!) Many cultures revere cattle, it shows how mixed up our histories are. How ‘global’ humans have always been. These days […]

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